May 19, 2021 at 4:51 p.m.

Majel Tucker

Obituary

Majel Marcielle Tucker, age 99, a resident of Deerfield, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville, Indiana.

Marcielle was born on April 10, 1922, in Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana, the daughter of Wade and Ruth (Whaley) DeBoy. She graduated from Gray High School and married Charles Leo Tucker on Feb. 7, 1942. He passed away on July 10, 2000.

Marcielle worked at Randolph County Hospital for 10 years and Jay Garment in Portland. She attended Deerfield United Methodist Church where she was a member of the United Methodist Women. Marcielle was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star where she played piano for 24 years.

Survivors include:

Two daughters — Virginia Hillard (husband: Jerry), Galion, Ohio, and Majel Jordan (husband: Russ), Portland, Indiana

Fourteen grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren

She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Carl Tucker; and her siblings, Hubert DeBoy, Gerald DeBoy, Edwin DeBoy and Lucille Cook.

An Eastern Star service will be held at noon on Friday at Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland. Visitation will follow the Eastern Star service from noon to 2 p.m. at Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home with burial at Lawndale Cemetery, west of Deerfield.

Memorials may be directed to the Redkey Chapter of the Eastern Star or Muncie Mission.

Condolences may be expressed at williamsonspencer.com.
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